Seine net fishing, Portugal 1950s

Fishing with a seine net from a Portuguese beach in the 1950s. My thanks to reader Chris Brady for spotting this one!

Fishing smacks racing in strong winds at Mersea Week 2014

My thanks to Paul Mullings for finding this one!

PS – here’s another video of sailing in a nearby spot in Duck Punts earlier this year.

Catro Vellos Mariñeiros musica tradicional de Galicia

My thanks to Martin Calpe for sending this one over. The two types of sailing vessel you see here are the lancha, used for transport, and the dorna, much smaller and used for fishing.